Light Over the Thyroid: Can PBM Improve Fatigue, Sleep, Mood, and Pain in Hashimoto’s?
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is usually treated like a numbers problem: TSH normalizes, levothyroxine is “working,” end of story. But many patients live in a different reality: persistent fatigue, poor sleep, brain fog, low mood, pain, and a feeling of being drained even when labs look fine.
In this Deep Dive, Dr. Mike breaks down a study that tested photobiomodulation (PBM) applied over the thyroid region as an adjunct to standard treatment. The key focus wasn’t just lab values — it was how people actually felt: fatigue severity, fatigue impact, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, anxiety…
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